RICHARD J WILSON EL

RICHARD J WILSON EL is an average-sized primary school in FORT WORTH, Texas, part of FORT WORTH ISD. The school instructs 508 students in grades pre-K through 5.

FORT WORTH ISD comprises 136 schools with combined enrollment of 70,612 students; RICHARD J WILSON EL is among them.

Demographically, RICHARD J WILSON EL logs that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, RICHARD J WILSON EL has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RICHARD J WILSON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.5%.

Zooming out to the county, Tarrant County reports that the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), RICHARD J WILSON EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - FORT WORTH, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, RICHARD J WILSON EL comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 32.9%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 14%: 588 students in 2018 compared to 508 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.